SIPTU's Divisional Organiser insists that without pay increases within the private sector, economic recovery will slow down across all sectors.
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Calls have been made for a 4% increase in pay, despite a warning from Minister Leo Varadkar about unsustainable requests.
Gerry McCormack believes that regardless of economic uncertainty following the election of Donald Trump as US President and Brexit concerns, companies here are robust enough to afford pay restoration.
He says now is the time to pay back those who have struggled in recent years

